Who can apply

Sole traders, partners in a business and companies (including their directors) can apply unless they have legal restrictions on their work or business, such as bankruptcy, financial receivership or a suspended trade or business licence.

You or your company can't apply if you were a director of a company that was wound up to pay creditors in the last five years - including if you were a director six months before winding up started.

Exemptions

Business partners who don't organise or do the work no longer need to hold a contractor's licence and can apply for an exemption - eg administrative partner.

In person

Digital licences

You can download your licence or registration to an Apple or Android smart phone or tablet using the mySA GOV app. Hard copy licences will still be issued and it's a good idea to carry these with you until digital licences become widely accepted. For more information visit my.sa.gov.au.

Changes that will affect your licence

Notify CBS if you have committed an offence or the business has gone bankrupt. You will also need to advise CBS when you: